Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-10-05
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GEnLlH, Germany, Sept. Dear
Editcr: Ag ushulc, tho reeders of yore
yaluble journal find me seelin the attrac-
tons Of the gay and giddie capitals Of
Europ, and sence nay last writin l have
devoted n portion of my time to two or
three. Germany Is pertickerly fittin for
capital visitin, because bein compound
country she has got capital with IL king
and all the royal trimmins set up along
most every road leadin to Berlin, whar it
all merges into the kizcr, who is the presi-
dent of the United States to SO many
governors of states as it wair. Mandy
has been usin her best endevoors to keep
me out of central pints, and to confine
our rammyfications mostly to the roorial
deestricks and art galaries but you might
as well try to keep a lean steer outen a
blue grass paster rs to keep Waxem out
of the atmosphear of statesmen, and
Mandy's eferts is all in vain. At the
same time, Mr.. Editor, am not keepin
my nose right onto the grinestOne Of
politics, for the statesman to be broad in
his influents must be broad in his nolldge,
and am gittin wider every day.
have been feelin good ever sense we
first got into Switzerland, and its power
full little thing as has done it. / refer
now to bootjack. When I put on my
first par of red top boots l was only lit
tie shaver out in Wayback, with no idee
In the minds of the people that ever Ide
be member Of the national legislator of
our CRATE and glorious republic and go to
Europe. But, Mr.. Editor, our foresite
amt nothin like as good as our hindsite is,
ND I tod, tn .Nf fl,n lnfti
tons an umble citizen Of the republic and
servent of the people can ockupy, but l
didn't fergit them red top boots, and
maxim allowants fer growth and develop
ment l have the same style of boots to-
day, and Col McSwiggle, the Wayback
p. M. and general storekeeper, brings on
par fer me EVERY spring and fall, when
he lays in his stock of goods. In Way
| back bootjacks is quite common, but when
l got to England l couldent find one in
any tavern we stopped at, and l regret to
state in this public manner that / had to
use Mandy fer the purpose.
Coin through France and Italy we
suffered in silents, and one er two
nights l slep with my boots on but the
dark clouds is now past over, and in
EVERY hotel room we find bootjack re-
posin by the bedside, fer all the world
| like it is in our own humble dwellin in
Wayback.
One of the capitals I visited before
conin to this place was Vicnny, the capt.
tai of Austria, n city purifier in many re-
specks than Washinton. The emperor
wasent at home, but | went to his house
and his stables, and paid few cents into
the Austrian treasury fer the privilege.
That is to say, | give it to the distin-
guished sitizen that showed us round and
81, l. 81.
salary list 1t is customary to do this in
royal and imperial serkles, and Mandy in
sists on my follerin the customs of the
country. Ide give a dollar bill if some
visitors from one of the effect nationalities
over here was to come to the White House
and offer shilliu to one of the handsome
and efficient Off ers that tends to things
around that establishment fer politeness
extended to u stranger. | say IGe give q
dollar to see it done, but wouldn't want
to see the furrincr's remains afterwards.
The Austrian capitol buildin, next after
our own at Washnton, l reckon is the
finest in the world. 1t is made of light
stone with fiat roof and pillowed por-
tico in front, and cant compair with the
Washinton buildin; but inside it takes
the rag off the bush, and notwithstandin
my patriotism and loyalty to home
institutions, l must say il is q good deal
finer than ourn. The Hobbies and main
halls air wide and set off with dark mar
bic colyums, the ceilings air beautiful to
behold, the floors are mosaic and tile, and
a man that would empty mouthful Of
tobaCker spit onto them, would be wuss-
ern a traitor. l think they air jest d
lcetle bit too nice, but they 60 a long
ways towards making a statesman decent
in his habits, which am sorry to say all
.Nf ,ty,t
air egsact twins in EVERY pertickler and
air fine as silk. The cheers air covered
with lether. The desks air fully equipped
for all the wants Of the legislator, and
thar amt thing wantin anywhars, but
spittoons. line gettin to think thar must
be somethin disrespectibble about a spit
toon, fer they seam to DE as skeerce rs
hen teeth. Tho gallery acomodations is
the only thing the halls lacks in, and In
that respeck, we do a good deal more
for the people than any capitol have saw,
which is no more than material in a
country of the people, by the
people and fer the people. Comm
through this country sence leavin
Switzerland l think | saw 100000 acres of
wheat bein harvested, and in the whole
distants thar amt been single Keeper,
except i'll the shape of men and wimmen,
with sithes and sickles. Its big wide
fseld for the American masheens to git in
Their work, and Mandy says, ON behalf of
her sex, she is goin to start a few mis-
sionary reepin masheens into this market
and give these wimmen here chance to
rest a day er two in the week, sos they
can talk up wimmins rights, CT they
cant put in the spair time some other
way. Mandy says it is impossible fer a
lady to keep house, do the Cookin, washin,
r,,Y,in ha l,pl; Il
in harness with dog, and gon to market
fer large family and do justice to the
sex as mowin and reepin masheen, and
! beleav Mandy's purity nigh right.
AS want to Civ onr German citizens a
far show, III reserve my time and con-
tinuer my remarks later. Yours truly,
w. .. WAXEM